Women Workers and Gossip in California Stores
A San Francisco Ex aminer interview highlights wages for women in retail and restaurant jobs. A leather undergarments clerk explains self education raised her pay as she becomes an authority, while another head of department earns 200 monthly. A restaurant owner defends paying men more for dishwashing than women and cites work effort as the key. The piece also follows two Wisconsin sisters in domestic service seeking future moves and notes shifting attitudes toward women workers and gossip.
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Lhare
Wisconsin
California
Omaha
Kansas City
Ogden
Salt Lake
Denver
Chicago
Feminine Thought Sparks Intercity Contests and Social Debate
A collage of quotations and notes from multiple papers discusses women winning inter city oratorical contests, suffrage era themes, and social roles. It highlights a New York cushion headrest invention, Madison rescue women, and views on dress reform, training, and domestic duties with varied regional commentary.
Gossip and Promises Tarnish Honor in Harsh Talk
A man recalls a pledge while describing escapees he lured a young woman to trust him with, hoping he would keep quiet. He notes how many men spread harmful gossip quickly, more than months of polite tea, and that some people treat truth as disposable for a salacious story about a trusting woman.
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Philadelphia Times
Charlie B
Dany
John Chinaman
St. Joseph
New York
Gotham
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Tur University
Madison
Lambrosa
Buffalo
Grape Seed Oil Emerges as Promising Industry
The oil in grape seed proves valuable enough for costly extraction and is poised to become a lasting industry. This shift could boost local economies as processing methods advance and demand grows, signaling a strategic agricultural and industrial development.
Japanese Clocks and Time Ideas in Early Japan
The article describes Japanese timekeeping before widespread Western contact, noting a year starting in February with twelve months and day divisions by watches, divisions, and hours. It explains ong clocks and round clocks, their mechanisms, and how months adjusted for changing day length, with bells in temples and intricate gearwork. The piece ends with a lighter aside about babies and youth in a Philadelphia Times snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Musical interlude disrupted by critic tramp at Union Square
In a swell Union Square music store a refined Murray Hill audience hears a stylish pianist when a shabby tramp interrupts with precise critique of the treble as the quartet and a passing debutante react with shock. The moment ends as the intruder bows and exits, leaving stunned spectators dumbfounded for seconds.
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Union Square
Murray Hill
St. Cecelia
New York Commercial Advertiser
Keep Young
A 14 year old pleads to remain a child as her mother wishes to preserve youth and simple garments for a few more seasons. The piece argues many maidens envy youth yet fear losing it, noting once only can a woman stay young before responsibilities of life bear down. It reflects on the fleeting sweetness of youth and the innocence of springlike feuilles.
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Philadelphia Times
Kite-Shaped Railroads Captivate California Towns
A story notes Santa Fe Railway's kite shaped loop through San Bernardino Los Angeles and Orange counties. A tramp riding a belt train unknowingly travels hours around the loop and ends back where he started in San Bernardino after a long deceptive journey.
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Santa Fe Road
San Bernardino
Los Angeles
Orange Counties
San Bernardino Valley
Santa Fe
New Mexico
The Man on the Bus Swygart of South Bend
Old Swygart of South Bend, once a boastful man in Los Angeles, lived as a Prince in a wine filled era. Now back home he wears his old work clothes and is urged to dress up for his town again. Local readers speculate about his past fine habits and current modest garb.
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Swygart
South Bend
Ind
Los Angeles
Cal
Maxim's Steam Kite: Aerial Freight Aspirations
Mr. Maxim demonstrates a steam kite thirteen by four feet driven by a 2 500 rpm screw. He plans a larger craft 110 by 40 feet with an eighteen foot screw, powered by a petroleum condensing engine. Estimated weight with two engineers is 11 800 pounds, aiming to carry ten to twelve tons of freight or passengers.
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Mr. Maxim
Maxim
Hot Drinks for Thirst and Fever Relief
The article argues that hot drinks better relieve thirst than cold beverages and help cool the body when overheated. It notes that very cold drinks worsen mouth and stomach feverishness and suggests avoiding drinks below 60 degrees while preferring higher temperatures to aid digestion and prevent debility.
Twins Reveal Close Family Bond At School
A girl and a boy arrive as new pupils at the public school. The teacher notes the names Ralph and Edith Johnson. The girl timidly corrects the assumption they are siblings by revealing they are twins, making their relation nearer than brother and sister.
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Ralph
Edith Johnson
The Mare That Won In A Virginian Race
Rev. H W Pierson once rode a horse he prized at the Springs stage coach den race when a gambler pressed him to let the horse run. He refused, later learning the Virginian had bet and the mare won, though Pierson remained unshaken. The blacksmith later recalled the race and the payoff.
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H. W. Pierson
D. D
American Bible Society
Southwest
Jenny
Mr. Pierson
Bible Society
Preacher
Henry Astor Denied Inheritance by Brother's Will
The Chicago Post comments on Henry Astor cut out of his rich brother's will with a clause giving any share to the Astor Library trustees. It portrays a long family rift rooted in Henry's marriage to a country girl and the brother's enduring resentment. The piece argues wealth breeds hardness and questions the pity due to Henry.
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Henry Astor
Henry
Astor Library
Astors
Chicago Post
Sunshine at Home: The Cheerful Face and Spirit
A brief meditation extols sunshine as the home’s brightest light. A cheerful heart, kind words, and warm eyes bring peace and joy, lifting heavy hearts and scattering shadows.
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Heaven
Open the windows of your heart and let sunshine in
A devotional admonition compares human gloom to a room kept in darkness. It urges readers to welcome bright sunlight into life and to let positivity and warmth dispel disease and despair, encouraging openness and cheerful outlooks.
Man with the Wax Face Learns to Live Again
A French medical journal recounts Joseph Moreau, a North Army soldier whose face was destroyed by a shell at Bapaume in 1871. A wax mask fused to his head restored breathing, speech, and appetite, while his sense of smell surpassed normal. He sees through no eyes, yet he finds peace and tells his remarkable story in a pamphlet.
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Joseph Moreau
North
Bapaume
Moreau
Landrecies
Transatlantic Views on European Thrift and Ingenuity
A woman living abroad compares European thrift to American spendthrift habits. She praises European efficiency in waste avoidance and prudent expenditure, noting Germans and French peasants maximize value and deliver nutritious meals for less. She contrasts this with American ingenuity she once valued as superior.
Mermaid sighting at Birsay causes local stir
A farmer's wife in Birsay Orkney watched a strange marine creature perched on rocks four feet above water. The couple described it as a good looking person or a woman with brown hair before it dived back into the sea. Some locals think it a seal, echoing a similar report from Deerness two years earlier.
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Birsay
Orkney
Seal Tribe
Deerness
Doing One's Best in All Useful Works
In benevolence and reform every effort counts. Sani tary schemes evening schools free parks good roads and child and animal protection all advance morality. A quote from Young Night Thoughts notes each person does the best within their means, lifting character.
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Mitchell, South Dakota
Mitchell Printi
the World OF Women
Kearney Street
San Francisco
Examiner
Detroit Free Press
Auiton
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Chauncey Depew
Illinois State Journal
St. Joseph Herald
Womman
Minneapolis Times
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